Preparation

So, I have officially started my preparations for moving to the Dominican Republic! I am beginning the support raising process, Spanish language training and I am taking a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course this summer. I leave in three weeks to visit Cielo and Nazaret to work on preparations for my arrival and talk to Jack (Director of Mission Emanuel) about where I will be living for the next year or more. I have been so encouraged by the way that things are coming together. :) My current employer just asked me to work full-time in June and July, which will provide some extra financial support for moving expenses. My family has been very supportive of my decision and are looking forward to visiting me in the Caribbean. I have a back injury that I was afraid would continue to plague me, but I have been seeing a Chiropractor for a little over a month and I am noticing a world of difference. I haven't been in pain for weeks. The Lord is good!

We had a recent development in my family today. My grandmother and aunt have come to stay with us for a few weeks. My grandma has dementia and has been very confused lately. She cannot take care of herself. I am praying for her health and for our patience. It can be frustrating sometimes to explain the same thing or answer the same question 100 times in an hour, but I know that we will get used to it in time.

I am also praying, and would ask others to pray, for these next few months as I raise support to move down to the Dominican. I know the Lord will provide more than I could ever ask for and that I need to trust Him. Please pray for me to give this up to the Lord and trust in His provision. It will certainly be a learning experience for me.

Well, I am off to work on my final paper of graduate school. Two more weeks and 15 more pages to go.

Blessings,
Anna